Bringing Biodiversity Back from the Breaking Point

Published: June 2, 2023, 7:01 a.m.

b'Land use, pollution and the climate crisis are driving what may be the largest mass extinction event since the dinosaurs. The World Wildlife Fund estimates that the planet has seen an average 68% drop in mammal, bird, fish, reptile and amphibian populations since 1970. In order to help address species collapse, over 190 countries \\u2013 signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Biodiversity \\u2013 recently agreed to an ambitious new plan, called 30x30, which aims to conserve 30% of the world\\u2019s land and waters by 2030. Will the framework be enough to bring biodiversity back from the breaking point?\\xa0\\n\\nThis episode is supported in part by Resources Legacy Fund.\\n\\nGuests:\\nTanya Sanerib, International Legal Director, Center for Biological Diversity\\nIan Urbina, Director and Founder, The Outlaw Ocean Project\\xa0\\nJennifer Tauli Corpuz, Managing Director of Policy, Nia Tero\\xa0\\n\\nFor show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'